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Our Mission
UrbiCulture Community Farms is a multi-plot farm committed to providing food to people of all income levels by sustainably growing affordable, local food in the Denver metro area. We engage our community by educating our youth and neighbors on growing food and promoting healthy, active lifestyles, beautifying our neighborhoods with edible landscapes, and lessening the distance from farm to plate.
UrbiCulture Community Farms is a multi-plot farm committed to providing food to people of all income levels by sustainably growing affordable, local food in the Denver metro area. We engage our community by educating our youth and neighbors on growing food and promoting healthy, active lifestyles, beautifying our neighborhoods with edible landscapes, and lessening the distance from farm to plate.
2009- Our first front yard farm.
How We Carry Out Our Mission
Through our Yard Angels Program we turn donated plots of land, whether it is people’s front yards, back yards, unused plots of land, church land, school land and more into lush, beautifully designed gardens that grow food for the community. A CSA member can literally get their families’ produce from an UrbiCulture farm located across the street or from the former eye-sore vacant lot down the street.
We currently have fourteen plots of land or 32,300 square feet of farming land throughout Denver that feeds 100s of people each season. We offer a variety of memberships, including for people of low-income and for Denver nonprofits. Read more about our fabulous programs on our Program Page.
Why We Believe in Local, Sustainable Food Sources
There is an awakening occurring. This awakening acknowledges that our future is not sustainable if we continue to eat crops that are grown 1500 miles or more from where we live. In Colorado, nearby crops are mostly wheat and corn, which are not grown for human consumption.
This awakening has given birth to the local food movement in a variety of ways -- Community Supported Agriculture (CSA); farmers markets; restaurants committed to serving only local, sustainble and organic; and more people growing their own food. We at UrbiCulture Community Farms want to be a part of this important local food revolution. We also believe in food justice and want to ensure that people have access to fresh and local vegetables, eggs, and fruit, despite their income.
Additionally, we aim to become a Low Carbon Farm. By lessening the need for transporting food, the use of agriculture machinery, by not using toxic pesticides or synthetic fertilizers, UCCF is helping to decrease our collective carbon footprint. Furthermore, we build community by teaching people about where their food comes from, using water for food not lawns, and much more! We transform yards, vacant lots, and more into farm spaces that grow food, host chickens, beehives and foster spaces for the community to come together and learn about local food. For more information about how to get involved with the local food revolution, go to our Programs page.
Through our Yard Angels Program we turn donated plots of land, whether it is people’s front yards, back yards, unused plots of land, church land, school land and more into lush, beautifully designed gardens that grow food for the community. A CSA member can literally get their families’ produce from an UrbiCulture farm located across the street or from the former eye-sore vacant lot down the street.
We currently have fourteen plots of land or 32,300 square feet of farming land throughout Denver that feeds 100s of people each season. We offer a variety of memberships, including for people of low-income and for Denver nonprofits. Read more about our fabulous programs on our Program Page.
Why We Believe in Local, Sustainable Food Sources
There is an awakening occurring. This awakening acknowledges that our future is not sustainable if we continue to eat crops that are grown 1500 miles or more from where we live. In Colorado, nearby crops are mostly wheat and corn, which are not grown for human consumption.
This awakening has given birth to the local food movement in a variety of ways -- Community Supported Agriculture (CSA); farmers markets; restaurants committed to serving only local, sustainble and organic; and more people growing their own food. We at UrbiCulture Community Farms want to be a part of this important local food revolution. We also believe in food justice and want to ensure that people have access to fresh and local vegetables, eggs, and fruit, despite their income.
Additionally, we aim to become a Low Carbon Farm. By lessening the need for transporting food, the use of agriculture machinery, by not using toxic pesticides or synthetic fertilizers, UCCF is helping to decrease our collective carbon footprint. Furthermore, we build community by teaching people about where their food comes from, using water for food not lawns, and much more! We transform yards, vacant lots, and more into farm spaces that grow food, host chickens, beehives and foster spaces for the community to come together and learn about local food. For more information about how to get involved with the local food revolution, go to our Programs page.
We Made Our Goal for the Celebration Community Urban Garden! Thanks to all who donated!
Youth Crops Challenge!! We raised enough money! Thank you!!
2012 UrbiCulture Community Farms Successes
We harvested 8,622.25 lbs of vegetables and fruit on 3/4 of an acre.
50% of food harvested went to low income families.
We had 7205 hours of volunteers time given to help 2012 be UrbiCulture's best year yet.
We had 541 hours of logged time that Columbian students were in the garden- that includes the summer program, youth farmers market and garden to cafeteria program.
We hired two High School Students who worked a total of 271.80 hours this summer.
50% of food harvested went to low income families.
We had 7205 hours of volunteers time given to help 2012 be UrbiCulture's best year yet.
We had 541 hours of logged time that Columbian students were in the garden- that includes the summer program, youth farmers market and garden to cafeteria program.
We hired two High School Students who worked a total of 271.80 hours this summer.
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UrbiCulture Community Farms PO BOX 40579, Denver, CO 80204 303-949-2901
